How To Pronounce Chip
chip
UK
Phonemic
/tʃɪp/
Phonetic
[tʃɪp̚]
US
Phonemic
/tʃɪp/
In British English, chip is pronounced /tʃɪp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʃɪp̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /tʃɪp/.
Chip has one syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
tʃɪp
Chip has one syllable in British English.
chip + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/tʃɪps/
US
/tʃɪps/
chip + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/tʃɪpt/
US
/tʃɪpt/
chip + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈtʃɪp.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈtʃɪp.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Chip
Questions About Chip
How do you pronounce chip in British English?
In British English, chip is pronounced /tʃɪp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʃɪp̚].
How do you pronounce chip in American English?
In American English, chip is pronounced /tʃɪp/.
Do British and American English pronounce chip the same way?
Yes. Both are /tʃɪp/.
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